~Country’s earliest assessment-driven awards program honoring excellence across manufacturing, digital transformation, and sustainability~

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan successfully hosted the 2025 edition of the India Manufacturing Excellence Awards (IMEA) and the Sustainability 4.0 Awards, bringing together leading industry professionals for an evening of celebration, benchmarking, and inspiration.

The event took place at ITC Grand Maratha, Mumbai, underlining Frost & Sullivan’s continued commitment to fostering manufacturing excellence and sustainability in India.

The 2025 edition reaffirmed the importance of aligning business excellence with long-term, sustainable strategies, especially as India’s manufacturing landscape rapidly evolves with digital transformation, supply chain complexity, and environmental considerations.

Driving Manufacturing Excellence: IMEA 2025

Now in its 21st edition, IMEA remains India’s earliest and the most recognized and respected assessment-based manufacturing award. The 2025 framework evaluated organizations on manufacturing capability, extended supply chain reliability, and technology adoption, reinforcing Frost & Sullivan’s commitment to holistic operational excellence.

At the heart of the awards is Frost & Sullivan’s rigorous assessment methodology, refined over more than 2,000+ manufacturing sites, which provides participating organizations with detailed facility scorecards, benchmarking, and actionable insights for continuous improvement.

Key Highlights:

• His Excellency Mohammed Saeed Mohammed Abdulla Al Raqbani, Head of the Sustainability Committee at Dubai Investments and General Manager, Dubai Investment Industries, delivered the opening keynote address.
• MOU Exchange Ceremony – As a significant step toward our 2026 vision, we witnessed the MoU Exchange Ceremony between Frost & Sullivan and the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) — a strategic alliance driven by a shared purpose, national impact, and long-term value creation.
• Introduction of a new category of awards, CEO Of the Year and the very first award recipient was Mr. Gurpratap S. Boparai, Suzlon Energy Limited

• The evening celebrated major strides in digital manufacturing, Industry 4.0 implementation, and process optimization.
• Executives and thought leaders from diverse sectors came together to discuss how innovation and resilience can co-exist in India’s industrial landscape.

IMEA 2025 Apex Winners:

• Indian Corporate of the Year Award: Hindalco Industries Limited

• Indian Manufacturer of the Year: Vedanta Limited

• Indian Manufacturer of the Year 1^st Runner-up: Bharat Aluminium Company Limited

• Smart Factory of the Year: Utkal Alumina International Limited

IMEA’s legacy continues to inspire manufacturing firms across sectors – automotive, metals, FMCG, pharma, engineering; to scale their operations, build future-ready systems, and deliver sustainable value.

Celebrating Sustainability Leadership: Sustainability 4.0 Awards

The 16^th edition of the Sustainability 4.0 Awards underscored Frost & Sullivan’s dedication to recognizing organizations that integrate purpose, people, planet, and partnership into their core business strategies.

These awards spotlight enterprises that are not just financially successful, but also socially responsible and environmentally conscious, those paving the way for a more sustainable India.

Key Highlights:

• Recognition of systemic sustainability strategies across both service and manufacturing sectors.
• Leaders in ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) initiatives shared best practices and future roadmaps.
• The awards reinforce the critical role of sustainable innovation in driving long-term business resilience.

Sustainability 4.0 Awards 2025 Apex Winners:

• Sustainable Factory of the Year: Royal Enfield (A Unit of Eicher Motors Ltd.)

• Sustainable Factory of the Year 1^st Runner up: Hindalco Industries Limited, Belagavi Works

Aroop Zutshi, Global Managing Partner & Executive Board Member, Frost & Sullivan, welcomed the gathering, saying, “The future of Indian industry will be defined by organizations that combine operational excellence with transformational growth. Together, IMEA and Sustainability 4.0 provide a structured roadmap to help enterprises lead this transformation. As India advances toward becoming a global manufacturing powerhouse, success will depend not just on scale and efficiency, but on how intelligently and sustainably value is created across the ecosystem.”

Rahul Sharma, Vice President & Global Head, Digital Transformation & Sustainability, highlighted, “The next phase of manufacturing excellence will be defined by using analytics and AI to embed sustainability and decarbonization into core operations. IMEA and Sustainability 4.0 together provide a structured pathway for intelligent, responsible growth. As Indian industry scales globally, leadership will be determined by how effectively data, digital technologies, and decarbonization priorities are translated into measurable outcomes across the manufacturing value chain.”

The awards program was supported by Dassault Systèmes as Technology Partner, Cavin InfoTech as Next-Gen Digital Transformation Partner, emotii.ai as Emotionally Intelligent Multilingual Communication Partner, and Medeon as AI Startup Partner. The official media partners for the event were: MOTORINDIA + EV Tech News, Industrial Automation, ESG News and Sustainability Next.

Supporting Frost & Sullivan’s vision for IMEA and Sustainability 4.0 Awards for the fourth consecutive year, Mr. Chinmaya Hardas, DELMIA India Sales Director at Dassault Systèmes India, says, “As a Technology Partner for Frost & Sullivan’s India Manufacturing Excellence Awards & Sustainability 4.0 Awards, Dassault Systèmes reaffirms its commitment to advancing digital transformation and sustainable growth across India’s manufacturing ecosystem. The collaboration reflects a shared vision for building future-ready factories driven by innovation and intelligence.”

Ms. Usha Guru, Managing Director & Business Head at Cavin Infotech Pvt Ltd. believes, “Our partnership with Frost & Sullivan reinforces Cavin Infotech’s vision to be a trusted digital transformation partner. By combining strategic consulting with our implementation expertise, we deliver measurable, technology-led outcomes across industries.” 

Mr Sumit Sachdeva, Founder and CEO at emotii.ai, also took the opportunity to say, “Partnering with Frost & Sullivan for the IMEA & S4.0 Awards aligns with emotii.ai’s vision of connecting innovation with inclusion. The collaboration highlights how technology can break communication barriers and enable deeper understanding across global organizations.”

For more information on the 2026 editions E-mail: nimisha.iyer@frost.com

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Revenue Increased by 94.3% YoY; Gross Profit Increased by 29.8% YoY

TOKYO, Dec. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tokyo Lifestyle Co., Ltd. (“Tokyo Lifestyle” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TKLF), a retailer and wholesaler of Japanese beauty and health products, sundry products, luxury products, electronic products, collectible cards, trendy toys as well as other products in Hong Kong, Japan, North America, Thailand, Vietnam, the United Kingdom and Australia, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first six months of the fiscal year 2026 ended September 30, 2025.

Mr. Mei Kanayama, Principal Executive Officer of Tokyo Lifestyle, commented: “The first half of fiscal year 2026 delivered broad-based, double-digit growth across our core business lines, with revenue from (i) franchise stores and wholesale customers and (ii) directly operated physical stores increasing by 102.5% and 47.1%, respectively. This growth was driven by our continuous efforts to expand our product offerings, acquire new retail and wholesale customers, and grow our global network of directly operated stores.

“During the period, we continued to enrich our product portfolio with a clear strategic focus on core categories such as beauty, luxury, and electronic products. Supported by our deliberate global expansion strategy and disciplined execution, sales to wholesale and retail customers in key regions accelerated, reflected in a 59.4% increase in total stock keeping units (“SKUs”), as well as revenue growth from additional physical stores and expanded operations in Hong Kong, the United States, and Canada.

“As commercial and retail environments continued to recover across our core markets, we amplified this momentum through targeted promotional initiatives and proactive pricing strategies built upon our mature membership system. Onsite promotions, including mall events, gifts with purchase above certain thresholds, and foot-traffic-driven activities, effectively boosted sales in our physical stores, particularly in the beauty product category.

“These combined efforts led to a 94.3% year-over-year increase in total revenue and a 29.8% increase in gross profit. We also sustained a stable and healthy overall gross margin of 8.3% across our business lines, underscoring our ability to balance scale with profitability.

“Despite the impact of prior-period tax adjustments and foreign exchange fluctuations, we remain optimistic and confident in our strategy and execution capabilities. To optimize resource allocation, we are placing greater emphasis on preparations for future expansion and making necessary investments in site evaluation, talent and customer retention and acquisition. At the same time, we are adopting more flexible collaboration models to strengthen our multi-channel sales network to stay aligned with evolving consumer behavior and industry trends.

“While steadily expanding our global physical store network, we are also actively exploring and piloting new technologies and partnership models to accelerate our online sales capabilities, which we believe will be an integral driver of our future growth. Looking ahead, we remain confident in our strategic direction and growth trajectory and expect to deliver sustained, profitable growth and long-term value for our shareholders.”

Mr. Youichiro Haga, Principal Accounting and Financial Officer of Tokyo Lifestyle, commented: “We are pleased that the Company maintained robust and healthy growth during the first half of fiscal year 2026, supported by solid financial performance metrics. Alongside revenue growth that nearly doubled, our accounts receivable increased by 42.4% while the receivables turnover ratio declined only moderately, reflecting the effectiveness of our disciplined controls and balanced growth strategy. The period’s net loss, primarily attributable to tax and foreign exchange impacts, does not reflect our operational performance. In fact, operating profit grew, highlighting ongoing enhancements in our core business fundamentals. We believe that stronger revenue and gross margin performance will lay a solid foundation for a sustained recovery in overall profitability.

“At the same time, merchandise inventories decreased by 27.6% despite the 59.4% increase in total SKUs offered, raising our inventory turnover ratio from 13 to 35. This demonstrates a healthy and orderly growth trajectory, too.

“We also optimized our liability structure by adjusting the mix of short- and long-term borrowings. The addition of new long-term borrowing not only reduced our financing costs and strengthened cash flow stability, but also signaled increased confidence from lenders and investors in our track record and long-term growth prospects.

“Looking ahead, we will continue to enhance our financial strength through disciplined cost management to support our global expansion strategy and deliver increasing long-term value for our shareholders.”

First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Highlights

• Revenue was $190.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, increased by 94.3% from $98.0 million for the same period of last year.
• Gross profit was $15.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, increased by 29.8% from $12.1 million for the same period of last year.
• Income from operations was $3.6 million for six months ended September 30, 2025, increased by 13.0% from $3.2 million for the same period of last year.
• Income before provision (benefit) for income tax was $0.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $0.8 million for the same period of last year.
• Net loss was $0.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to net income of $1.3 million for the same period of last year.
• Basic and diluted loss per share was $0.02 for the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share $0.03 for the same period of last year.

First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

Revenue

Total revenue was $190.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, increased by 94.3% from $98.0 million for the same period of last year.

Revenue from franchise stores and wholesale customers increased by 102.5%, to $176.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, from $86.9 million for the same period of last year. The increase was mainly due to the Company’s continuous effort in extending its products offering as its total SKUs increased from approximately 165,200 SKUs during the six months ended September 30, 2024, to approximately 263,400 SKUs during the six months ended September 30, 2025. Especially, revenue from beauty products, luxury products and electronic products increased significantly during the six months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to the same period last year. In addition, the increase was also due to revenue from new wholesale customers because the Company continued to develop its customer base by entering into business relationships with new wholesale customers during the six months ended September 30, 2025. 

Revenue from directly-operated physical stores increased by 47.1%, to $10.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, from $6.9 million for the same period of last year. The increase was primarily due to the increase revenue generated by the Company’s directly-operated physical stores in Hong Kong due to the increased customer visits, which resulted from 1) rebounded number of tourists from mainland China and overseas countries; 2) greater effort spent by its sales team to carry out face-to-face promotion of its products; 3) optimized promotion and price discounts strategies, together with increased SKUs which attracted more customers; and 4) addition of one new physical store. The increase was also attributable to revenue generated from directly-operated physical stores in the United States and Canada due to its continuous business expansion in those countries. The Company currently operates five directly-operated physical stores in the United States and two directly-operated physical stores in Canada during the six months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to four directly-operated physical stores in the United States and one directly-operated physical store in Canada during the six months ended September 30, 2024.

Revenue from online stores and services remained relatively stable, and was $4.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue increased by 103.4%, to $174.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, from $85.9 million for the same period of last year.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit increased by 29.8%, to $15.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, from $12.1 million for the same period of last year.

Gross margin decreased to 8.3% for the six months ended September 30, 2025, from 12.4% for the same period of last year. The decrease was primarily due to promotional activities at directly-operated stores, as well as a higher proportion of lower-margin luxury and electronic product sales at franchise stores and wholesale customers.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased by 35.8%, to $12.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, from $8.9 million for the same period of last year. The increase was primarily driven by higher shipping expenses in line with the significant growth in sales from franchise stores and wholesale customers; increased travel expenses related to site inspections for new physical stores; higher payroll, employee benefits, and bonus expenses for talent incentivization; as well as rental and other expenses associated with business expansion.

Additional and Delinquent Tax due to Consumption Tax Correction 

During the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded approximately $1.8 million in additional consumption tax in accordance with the latest assessment issued by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau. The amount has been fully reflected in the Company’s financial statements for the period.

Loss from Foreign Currency Exchange

Loss from foreign currency exchange decreased to approximately $0.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared with $0.8 million for the same period last year.

Change in Fair Value of Warrants Liabilities

Change in fair value of the warrants liabilities was $(508,128) for the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $(1,121,968) for the same period last year.

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes was $1.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to an income tax benefit of $0.6 million for the same period of last year. The increase was mainly due to higher current income tax expenses resulting from increased taxable income generated by the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiary.

Net Income (Loss)

As a result of the foregoing, net loss was $0.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to net income of $1.3 million for the same period of last year.

Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share

Basic and diluted loss per share was $0.02 for the six months ended September 30, 2025, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.03 for the same period of last year.

Financial Condition

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had cash of $2.2 million as compared to $4.8 million as of March 31, 2025. As of September 30, 2025, the Company also had approximately $148.6 million of account receivable balance due from third parties. Approximately 26.4% of the September 30, 2025 balance has been subsequently collected, and the majority of the remaining balance is expected to be collected by June 30, 2026. The collection of such receivables made cash available for use in the Company’s operations as working capital, if necessary.

Net cash used in operating activities was $8.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, mainly derived from the net loss of $0.9 million for the period, and net changes in the Company’s operating assets and liabilities, which mainly included the increased accounts receivable of $40.5 million resulted from the increased revenue during the period, partially offset by increased accounts payable of $33.3 million which was due to increased purchases to fulfill the Company’s customer orders.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, mainly due to investment in life insurance policy of $0.6 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $6.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, which primarily consisted of proceeds from short-term borrowings of $8.2 million, proceeds from long-term borrowings of $4.8 million, and advances received from related parties of $1.5 million, partially offset by repayments of short-term borrowings of $8.2 million.

About Tokyo Lifestyle Co., Ltd.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Lifestyle Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Yoshitsu Co., Ltd) is a retailer and wholesaler of Japanese beauty and health products, sundry products, luxury products, electronic products, collectible cards, trendy toys, and other products in Hong Kong, Japan, North America, Thailand, Vietnam, the United Kingdom and Australia. The Company offers various beauty products (including cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, and body care products), health products (including over-the-counter drugs, nutritional supplements, and medical supplies and devices), sundry products (including home goods), collectible cards and trendy toys (including Pokémon cards, BE@RBRICK and other trendy products) and other products (including food and alcoholic beverages). The Company currently sells its products through directly-operated physical stores, through online stores, and to franchise stores and wholesale customers. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at https://www.ystbek.co.jp/irlibrary/.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to,” or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. In addition, there is uncertainty about the demand for the Company’s products, global supply chains, and economic activity in general. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and in its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

For more information, please contact:

Tokyo Lifestyle Co., Ltd.
Investor Relations Department
Email: ir@ystbek.co.jp

Ascent Investor Relations LLC
Tina Xiao
President
Phone: +1-646-932-7242
Email: investors@ascent-ir.com

HYDERABAD, India, Dec. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Cyient Semiconductors has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Kinetic Technologies, a global leader in power management, high-performance analog and mixed-signal ICs for a total consideration of up to USD 93 Mn. The combination establishes a scaled platform in the $40B+ power semiconductor market, accelerating Cyient Semiconductors’ growth trajectory across data centers, electrification, automotive, networking, industrial automation, and the fast-emerging edge AI compute segment.

A Transformational Step in Cyient’s Semiconductor Ambition

This acquisition is a game-changer for Cyient Semiconductors’ ambition to establish India’s first ASIC-led custom power semiconductor powerhouse. Bringing together Cyient Semiconductors’ design leadership with Kinetic Technologies’ proven portfolio of high-performance analog and mixed-signal ICs – including power conversion solutions, display power, protection, and interface solutions—the company is positioned to take a strong leadership position in high-growth markets.

Powered by proprietary technologies and 100+ patents, Kinetic’s deep expertise in power and protection architectures will accelerate custom chip development, enabling Cyient Semiconductors to deliver differentiated, system-level solutions that drive superior performance, scalability, and cost efficiency for customers worldwide.

The acquisition is designed to leverage and amplify Kinetic Technologies’ engineering-driven culture and its trusted customer relationships. The current leadership team and engineering organization will continue to operate within its existing structure, with ongoing alignment to Cyient Semiconductors’ strategic direction and board oversight, ensuring the continuity for customers, partners, and employees that they have come to expect for close to two decades.

“Combining Kinetic’s power management and protection IC depth with Cyient Semiconductors’ custom ASIC engine materially strengthens our platform strategy catering to exploding AI demands” said Suman Narayan, CEO of Cyient Semiconductors. “This will help shorten development cycles and scaling our ability to solve the toughest power, thermal, and reliability problems in high volume systems. The result is custom application-specific power management ICs for data centers, communications, medical electronics, and industrial IoT, delivering superior performance and total cost efficiency”

“Kinetic Technologies can greatly benefit from the semiconductor market opportunities, talent availability in India, and having a strategic partner like Cyient Semiconductors backing our future growth prospects,” added Kin Shum, CEO, Kinetic Technologies. “The Indian market is at the cusp of disruption in semiconductor, like how other Asian countries were 10 – 15 years ago, and being part of that journey is exciting”.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. Closing is expected to occur in the coming months.

About Cyient Semiconductors

Cyient Semiconductors is a Hyderabad-headquartered provider of custom ASIC/ASSP solutions, with a focus on analog mixed-signal, intelligent power, and advanced semiconductor platforms. With design centers in India, Belgium, and the U.S., Cyient Semiconductors enables global customers in data centers, robotics, automotive, and industrial automation to achieve higher efficiency and faster time-to-market.

About Kinetic Technologies

Kinetic Technologies™ designs, develops and markets proprietary high-performance analog and mixed-signal power and protection semiconductors across consumer, computing, edge AI, communications, industrial, automotive and enterprise markets. The company’s product portfolio brings solutions that convert, protect, regulate, and monitor power consumed by analog and digital semiconductors and other electronic loads. Kinetic Technologies is headquartered in San Jose, California operating as a fabless semiconductor manufacturer with R&D centers based in Silicon Valley and Asia. Operations and customer sales support are found globally. *The Kinetic Technologies logo is a trademark of Kinetic Technologies. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.